National Republican., 1887-08-30

admirable behavior OF tne sOluler boys
while away from home was in keeping with
their past reputation and Washington has
every reason to be, and is, proud Of them.
An Agent of the Cobden club.
EDIT6R NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, My
cyei has just fallen upon an article in the
very ably conducted, and always interest
ing as well as instructive journal, the Au.
gusta (Ga J, Chronicle, which generously
publishes and refers to a letter from Juige
Reese, OF Georgia, confcssing himself to
have been Influenced in his tariff views by
that well known agent OF the Cobdpn Cub,
Mr.. j. s. Moore, better known as "Tne
Parsee Merchant"
1t seems so remarkable taat such innu-
ences can UNDERMINE the judgment Of some
of our intelligent citizens and legislators,
that send herewith the letter of Judge
Reese and merely few words In CON nent
upon his selected prototype, Mr.. Moore.
WASHINGTON, GA, May l6, lSS7.-EilOrs
Chronicle. Differing lfom your views OF the
present tariff (Which IConsider bill of abomi-
nations and one of the chief causes operating
to depTess the agricultural interests Of the
country and believing from your energetic
aud persistent course on the tariff question
that you and others intend To seek Representa-
tiOn In Congress to advocate yOur Ideas, ask
you 10 publish the inClostd article 50 tnat he
farmers OF the state may undtrs.aud their side
Of the question. The article Is written hy Mr.
j. s. Moore not a free trader, hut n r'venue
retOTmer and one ol the best posted mrn in
the United States. Please plo lsh this note
with the article. Yoars, &C., WV. REESE.
Iu the assertion that Mr. Moore Is tone
| Of the best posted men Ia the Un'ted
| States" Judge Reese is correct; indeed
he might have aided, land speaks ex ca.
thedra as British agentn
Besides, every body knows that Mr.. VI JOre
has been de facto the private secretary
| of Mr. Morrison, of the committee of ways
and means.
When tariff legislation is about to be pre-.
| pared or agitated, Mr MoOre's burly figure
| appears in our hotel salons aud, hig1 in
| favor, in Mr.. Morrisou's committee room
| lie Is the author and framer Of the sui
| cldal and ridiculous "MOrrison horizontal
| Tariff Then who 10 Mr.. Moore2 First,
every one knows or Immediately sees til 1t
| MI Moore is OF English blood. Second,
| Mr. Moore came to this country some years
since as an emissary Of the Golden Club TO
write politico-economic letters for New
| York journals and instruct Americans in
| economy from q British standpoint and
interest. Third, Mr.. Moore came and lived
in aflluence aud grandeur on Fifth avenue,
New York, yet accepted position OF clerk
at 81 600 In the New York custom house.
| have heard the other clerks in the custom
| house say, "1t is very strauge;" "Why Is
that man here" "rhere is a mystery about
his appointment here;' "lIe lives high on a
very email salary"
But he was very active in engineering,
slqshing into everything Of our Americ IN
customs house for British capitalists. WIN
| you permit me through your paper to ask
Judge Reese to explain this mystery aud to
tell who supports Mr., Moore so handsomely
in New York, aud as private secretary OF
| Mr.. Morrison aud also OF Mr.. Carlisle at the
Washington hote,s every winter? | cannot
| find his name on sny official pay roll, and
surely as Mr.. Moore Is not an American his
work cannot be con amOre, and these being
contingent expenses cannot be personal
sacrife or tribute to patriotism, II Mr.
Moore was one of our own people, north or
south, 1t might be natural, but his ideutity,
his interests, and his purpose Is strictly anl
| clearly un-Ameiigan.
Judge Reese can have the above fa3ts
proved at any time, aud meanwhile he Il
requested to relieve the curlosity-as to how
such an influence can affect SO arie An
American statesman as himself-of many a
the New York CUSTOM House.
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